A Study of the Mobilization of the Southward Cadres in the Shandong Liberated Area During the War of Liberation:Focusing on the Formation of the Southward Cadres Column to East China
The Southward Cadres Column to East China,the largest southward cadre team formed during the War of Liberation,was created by the CPC's Central Committee and the East China Bureau by transferring cadres from the Shandong Liberated Area to take over the newly liberated regions.The Shandong Liberated Area had to main-tain its existing operations as well as prepare for the cadre southward movement.Despite numerous challenges,the Shandong Liberated Area provided fundamental support for mobilization by adjusting local cadre policies,and it mitigated the influence of the traditional rural social order by addressing ideological and practical issues.The mobilization mechanism developed in Shandong continued to be effective after the Southward Cadres Column to East China arrived in the new areas and it served as reference for subsequent cadre mobilization efforts,such as those for the Southwest Service Corps.